When I look at the sky, which You have made, at the moon and the stars, which You set in their places, what are human beings, that You think of them; mere mortals, that You care for them? Psalm 8 Questions for Life Groups Christ repeatedly taught that God’s kingdom is...
Senator Elizabeth Warren, commenting on a photo showing roof tiles and windowpanes falling from the East Wing of the White House, said it captures our current president in a single image. “Illegal, destructive, and not helping you.” Journalist Jess Bidgood, in a New...
When the Lord saw her, His heart was filled with pity for her. Jesus said to her, “Don't cry.” Luke 7:11-17 Questions for Life Groups Read Luke 7:11-17. In what ways does Jesus restore agency to the widow? Read the article in this week’s Circuit Rider titled Agency....
The past few months have left many Americans feeling powerless and wondering if anyone in power is listening. Prices continue to rise as new tariffs ripple through supply chains, pushing the cost of basic goods higher. News outlets from The Washington Post and Reuters...
Speak the truth to one another. In the courts, give real justice, the kind that brings peace. Do not plan ways of harming one another. Do not give false testimony under oath. Zechariah 8:16–17 Questions for Life Groups Read Zechariah 8:16-17. What does it mean to you...
The companion book for our next series, “Jesus was woke,” was written by Marilynne Robinson. She won a Pulitzer Prize for her bestselling novel, Gilead, which also became a selection for Oprah’s Book Club. Robinson has honorary degrees from Brown University, the...
A movement is underway to change both the meaning and original intent of the word “woke.” The word first appeared in African American communities in the 1940s. And through the 1960s, to “stay woke” meant to be aware of racial injustice and the need to be alert to...
On October 1, the start of a new fiscal year, the U.S. government was forced to cease all non-essential operations after Congress was unable to agree on funding. Both sides of the political aisle blame the other for the shutdown. But this is a gross oversimplification...
They bandage the wounds of my people as if they were not very deep… Are they ashamed of their hateful actions? They feel no shame at all. They do not even know how to blush. Jeremiah 6:13-15 Questions for Life Groups Read Jeremiah 6:13-15 and John 8:31. What does it...
In this week’s chapters from our companion book, BJ, the manager of HomeMarket, has a breakthrough in her wrestling career. We learn about BJ’s ambition to transcend her daily life, and how the world often responds to such efforts when her performance falls flat and...